The influence of stand age on benthic decomposition and recycling of organic matter in managed mangrove forests of Malaysia

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-218

  Alongi, D M ^a   Sasekumar, A ^b   Tirendi, F ^a   Dixon, P ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Decomposition; Mangrove; Nutrient; Organic Matter; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MANGANESE; NITRATE; NITRITE; ORGANIC MATTER;

DECOMPOSITION; MANGROVE FOREST; NUTRIENT RECYCLING; NUTRIENT RECYLCING; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; SULPHATE REDUCTION;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FOREST; MALAYSIA; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RECYCLING; REDUCTION;

MALAYSIA, MATANG MANGROVE FOREST RESERVE;

RHIZOPHORA APICULATA;

EID: 0031842467     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0981(97)00223-2     Document Type: Article

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